Java 8 Notes

  • Since 8.11.0 artifacts for Java 8 are not published to Maven-Central anymore, according to Bucket4j backward compatibility policies. Obviously, it bad news for all who get stuck on Java 8 by different reasons.

  • Bucket4j maintainer understand your pain and can provide compiled Maven artifacts for java 8 as ZIP archive, that can be installed into your local maven repo, or deployed to your company repository like Artifactory or Nexus, or added as system dependency.

  • This will cost some money, is about 50-150$ in US dollars equivalent. Final price depends on from country and your usage pattern.

Steps to get Java 8 builds for personal usage

  1. Mail to sales@mail.bucket4j.com with following content:

    • Required Bucket4j version.

    • Your name and surname.

    • Your country.

  2. Wait for response with link to purchase form.

  3. Make purchase.

  4. Builds will be sent to your email in 1 day.

Steps to get Java 8 builds for enterprise usage

  1. Mail to sales@mail.bucket4j.com with following content:

    • Required Bucket4j version.

    • URL of company site. If company has no site, then please describe it shortly in few sentences.

    • Country in which your company primary operates.

  2. Wait for response with link to purchase form.

  3. Make purchase.

  4. Builds will be sent to your email in 1 day.

Gratitude from maintainer to all customers

When paying for artifacts for Java 8, you increase motivation of project maintainer to develop new features, write documentation and answer user questions.